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Magnolia insignis
Red Lotus Tree
Origin: Nepal, India, Myanmar, Vietnam and China.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| insignis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Synonyms |
| Manglietia insignis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-15) - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 50 |
| Height |
| 30 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern however is listed as threatened in Thailand and as vulneralbe in the China Plant Red Data Book. |
| Landscape |
| Ornamental. |
| Cultivation |
| Well drained, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Habitat |
| Evergreen forests on hills at an altitude of 900-1,200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Glabrous yellowish-brown twigs. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate or elliptic, thick, glossy, 10-16 x 4-10 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Fragrant flowers with 9-12 tepals, bottom tepals a reddish pink to pink colour and graduate to a lighter pale pink or white, 12 cm in diameter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Ovoid-ellipsoid, purplish-red when ripe, 7-12 cm, produced August through September. |
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